Improvement in skates



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

STEPHEN R. GOING, OF BROOKLYN, NEV YORK.

IMPROVEMENT IN SKATES.

To all whom it may concern.'

Be it known that I, STEPHEN R. GOING, of Brooklyn, in the county ofKings and State of New York, have invented a new and improved method ofadjusting skates to support the hollow or shank of the foot and alsoconnecting the back and front straps, thus making an easy fastening bywhich they can be attached with comfort to any size boot or shoe; and Ido heieby declare that the tol' lowing is a full and exact descriptionthereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to theletters of` reference marked thereon, in which- Figure l is a sideelevation. Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal section through the centerof bedplate or stock.

My invention consists in the form of the bed-plate A, fitted exactly tothe shape of the boots or shoes of the wearer while skating; also thespring or plate G, hollowed to tit the shank ot said boot or shoe, andadjusted by the screw H when said boot or shoe varies in height of heel,thus supporting the hollow of the foot and preventing it from becomingwearied by the pressure of straps or lacing from above, and thusallowing the blood to circulate freely through the foot and preventingthe foot from becoming frost-bitten; also connecting the heel-strap Oand toe-strap D at E, thus forming an easy and well-fitting lacing tokeep the skate in its proper position.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I willproceed to describe its construction.

I construct skate-runners F in any ordinary way now known and securethem to stock A by any simple method. The stock A is fitted to the foot,boot, or shoe of the wearer and the spring or plate G is placed thereoniinmediately under the hollow of the foot, leaving it free toward theheel, so that it can be raised or lowered by setscrew H to tit thehollow of the foot, boot, or shoe of any height of heel or tighten theskate on the foot without touching the lacing. The recess B forms asocket which the heel sets firmly in, thus doing away with theold-fasl1ioned spike and screw.

O is the heel-strap, and D the toe-strap, fastened to the stock A bymetallic bands or screws, as shown, or in any known way. Said straps Oand D can be made of one piece of leather, india-rubber, guttapercha, orany other material found to answer the purpose best, or they can beformed of two pieces and connected at E to prevent the heel-strap C fromrising upon the instep of the wearer and bearing hard on that part ofthe foot most worked while skating; also forming a good lacing to attachthe skate firmly to the foot, as the straps C and D are provided with asufficient number of eyelets of any known construction for thelacingpurposes described.

Vhat I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent,is-

1. Supporting the hollow of the foot by fitting the stock A to the shapeot' the boot or shoe, as set forth.

2. Attachinga plate or spring G to the stock A to answer the purposesdescribed.

3. Joining straps C and D at E, in combination with bed-plate A, as setforth.

STEPHEN R. GOING. Vitnesses:

EPEs E. ELLEY, M. HAsKELL.

